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A Northern Evil: Tape One

A short atmospheric horror experience set in the remote north of Sweden. Explore an abandoned village where something is deeply wrong, uncover strange clues, and face a lurking evil hidden beneath the quiet surface.

Release date
October 23, 2026
Platforms
Windows
Developer
Skuggspel
Publisher
Skuggspel
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★ 9.8/10Steam · 46 ratings
SteamLast checked October 31, 2026

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A humble horror offering with a lot of potential A Northern Evil Tape One dangles a well-polished, subtly unsettling offering of horror, that manages to…
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A Northern Evil: Tape One — 5/10 The lore and atmosphere are really good, and I genuinely wanted to know more about the story. Unfortunately,…
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Solid 4/5 little horror game. Built up a nice atmosphere that really made me uncomfortable while playing. Excited for the next installments!
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Very good game with some jumpscares. The atmosphere is very good that makes the player always scared of what can happen next. Hope to see…
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For a free game, it exceeded my expectations! Would be nice to add volume settings as well though Needs better optimization, but other than that…
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A NORTHERN EVIL: TAPE ONE A free, short and sweet horror game that TRULY nails the (Blair Witch) atmosphere! The tone, the sounds and the…
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Although this is a free game, it exceeded all my expectations. The developers have clearly put a lot of effort into making it feel like…
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A short but enjoyable horror experience. Presentation was overall very good, really enjoyed the environments (especially how swedish it was, flashlight design was 10/10), and…

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honestly idk what was goin on but it was kinda cool and vibes were there felt errie i liked it idk where its going but…
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This game was so cool! The only bad thing is that there wasn't more of it to play. What an interesting concept, good sound design…
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A promising prologue! After being called home, you stop at a sleazy video store and give yourself a seizure by watching a dank movie, you…
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A really lovely little horror game! While short, it understood pacing and how to get under my skin. Pretty awesome attempt - I found the…
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This game is insanely good! I only found one small bug: After crouching, your movement speed sometimes stays the same as your crouching speed, even…
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For a free game, it exceeded my expectations! Would be nice to add volume settings as well though Needs better optimization, but other than that…

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